Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-14
LLANO.
Living on Wind TIL tho Air Line Comes,
Ihe SolnDs Cumpiimented.

INC cOIbbS
LLANO, Ten, March 10, 1851
To the Editor Of the Gazette.
Having been for half century d Demo
crat l ask permits ion to drop line in
Commendalion of your paper in its con-
sentative course during the sitting Of the
present Legislature. Your cOrrespon-
dent, "Fair Play" in his letter Of the lst
inst published in your issue Of the 9Th
reflects the true sentiment. No man can
have any right to abu-e the privileges OF
The House in such manner as the cores
pendent of the San Antonio Express. am
glad that Mr.. Fair Play had the manli-
ness to expose the "true inWardness" Of
the thing. "Lsy on, MCDuT," the time
has now arrived when all such renegades,
tprncoats, Pecksniff+, protectiOniSts as
Sam Randall ard his followers should
be msde to take back seat.
I would as SOON look for d black white
man, or an honest rogue, as protection
Democrat. As my old friend Simon
SuggS was won't to obs I'VE 'the things
agin natur. and can't be did, l am glad
to observe that our S0lous are getting
down TO work. The school and public
land bills should be disposed of il some
way before adjournment. The former Is
row beginning 20 ASSUME the right shape.
As an cid educator, am sure that the
eectiOp, By the people, Of q county SUI
perinteDdeut Of education, his duties
a2d salary being fixed by the Legislature
and not the Commissioners court, will
meet the appreciation of 3 large majority
CT those most interested in the eduCa-
ton of our children. We can afford
TO wait on the "r&iIrOad" bill
a while longer, in view of the
action of Congress in passing the Reagan
bib, and especially in view of the very
great interest in railroad construction at
This time. 1t would be Gt seems to me-
impOlitic for the Legislature at this time
10 pass any stringent laws which might
ieOpardiZe this interest. "Wait for the
wagon and all take ride" should be the
motto.
We have strong hopes that some road
will take Us in ere long. The chance now
seems to be in favor OF the Chicago, Rock
Island and Northwest, via Wichita Falls,
Cisco, BrOwnWood. San Saba, Llan0 to
San Antonio and connect with deep water
at Ara sas Pass. If you examine the
mao of Texas. you will observe that this
is almost an airline through the state,
from north to south, and then 81 speak
by the card" when l assert that
I have time and again visited the coal
and iron fields OF Pennsylvania ard Ala
bans, and that the deposits of each in
this county, along the line of the con
| templatcd road, far, very far Exceed any
thing of the sort in either of the states
mentioned. II those interested should
doubt the truth Of what is here asserted
| let them send g committee Of exploration
and they will doubt no longer. A dozen
private offices in our town contain Speci-
mems OF iron, copper, silver, marble,
granite, asphaltum, etc, enough to show
what viii be after while when these
ores ar tested. Our splendid rock col
| Iege is nearly completed, the site for q
wool factory is selected and the wind
work of the railroad IS in progress.
| Splendid rains have fallen and farmers
are hard st work. If we can only live on
this wind till another crop is made We'll
rise again. So mote it be.
NEHEMIAH SAUNDERS.